Tuesday, April 29, 2003

Office-based Treatment, Accreditation Top AATOD's Agenda
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly article at Medscape - "The American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) held its conference last week in Washington D.C., the first meeting of the association since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved buprenorphine for opiate addiction treatment. In addition to buprenorphine, office-based treatment for opioid dependence was a major focus of the conference, as was accreditation for opioid treatment programs." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

FY 2003 SuperNOFA: Targeted Housing and Homeless Assistance Programs - HUD
"This Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 SuperNOFA announces the availability of approximately $2.3 billion in HUD program funds covering 43 funding opportunities within programs operated and administered by HUD offices. This General Section of the SuperNOFA provides the application procedures and requirements that are applicable to all the programs in this SuperNOFA unless otherwise stated in the Program NOFA." This page is an index to a variety of related documents, including an application and 2003 Questions and Answers.  
  

Sunstabce Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
SAMHSA's National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs has been updated and includes a clickable map online. The directory can also be ordered in hard copy.